Is the spec of my new PC any good ?

Discussion in 'New Build / Upgrade Advice' started by gonk123, Jan 2, 2008.

  1. gonk123

    gonk123 Geek Trainee

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    I have bought this PC for £614 (I know it's a bit late, but can you advise if it is a decent spec)
    Cheers

    Components
    PROCESSOR Intel® Viiv™ Core™ 2 Quad-Core Q6600 Processor (2.4GHz, 8MB cache, 1066MHz FSB) OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium - English
    HARDWARE SUPPORT 1 Year Base Warranty - Collect & Return
    MONITOR 20" Black Wide Flat Panel (E207WFP) - UK/Irish edit
    MEMORY 2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024]
    HARD DRIVE 500GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 16MB DataBurst™ cache edit
    GRAPHICS CARD 256MB ATI® Radeon™ HD 2600 XT graphics card edit
    OPTICAL DRIVE 16x DVD+/-RW & 16x DVD Drives
    KEYBOARD Entry Quietkey USB Keyboard - UK/Irish (QWERTY)
    MOUSE 2 Button USB Scroll Optical Mouse - Black edit

    Accessories
    SOUND SOFTWARE Integrated 7.1 Channel High Definition Audio edit
    SPEAKERS No Speakers
    FLOPPY/MEDIA DRIVES 19-in-1 Media Card Reader
    MODEMS No Modem
    WIRELESS NETWORKING Internal PCI 802.11b/g Wireless Network Card
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  2. Tech

    Tech Padawan

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    Its a bit of a relative question. What do you want to use it for?

    For example by the standards of most people on this forum my 4/5 year old Athlon XP 2400+ is laughably old but I dont use it for games or any heavy processing so for me it does what it needs to do.
     
  3. gonk123

    gonk123 Geek Trainee

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    It's just for general use - the main PC for my home - I was wandering if is good for £614 ?
     
  4. Tech

    Tech Padawan

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    I would be very pleased with my purchase :D
     

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